Teen striker Sam Dalby leaves Leeds United for Watford

TEENAGE striker Sam Dalby has left Leeds United to join Premier League side Watford for an undisclosed fee.
Sam Dalby had been featuring for Leeds United's under-23s under boss Carlos Corberan, above.Sam Dalby had been featuring for Leeds United's under-23s under boss Carlos Corberan, above.
Sam Dalby had been featuring for Leeds United's under-23s under boss Carlos Corberan, above.

Dalby joined Leeds from Leyton Orient in January 2018, signing a two and a half year deal and joining up with Carlos Corberan's under-23s.

The 19-year-old then headed out on loan to Sky Bet League Two side Morecambe last season, where the striker made two appearances from the substitute's bench.

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Dalby leaves without having made a single appearance for United's first team having earlier featured 19 times for Orient, scoring once.

The striker will be part of Hornets’ development squad during the 2019/20 season with the forward one of five young recruits announced by Watford, alongside Jamal Balogun, Cameron Green, Joseph Hungbo and Henry Wise.

Balogun, 19, and Green, 20, are both full-backs who have joined from Reading while 19-year-old winger Hungbo arrives from Crystal Palace.

Wise, also 19, is a former Derby County midfielder.

Dalby has signed a two-year deal with an additional one-year option.